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1747,  Kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VI. Beautiful & Tiny Copper 1 Maravedi Coin. aXF!

Mint Year: 1747 References: KM-368. Denomination: 1 Maravedi Mint Place: Segovia (mint mark: aqueduct)  Condition: Minor deposits in fields, otherwise about XF! Material: Copper Diameter: 16mm Weight: 1.37gm

Obverse: Crowned reclining lion, guarding globe and holding scepter in left paw. Legend: VTRVMQ . VIRI . PROTEGO * 1747 *

Reverse: Crowned shield, flanked by mint mark (.aqueduct.) and value (.I.). Legend: FERDINS . VI . D . G . HISP . REX

Ferdinand VI, (23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy. Ferdinand, the second member of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, was born in Madrid on 23 September 1713.